Isbn: 9780774811385 - with good intentions: euro-canadian and aboriginal relations in colonial canada (3 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Very light corner rubbing, little wear overall. Quite clean. '[This book] examines the joint efforts of Aboriginal people and individuals of European ancestry to counter injustice in Canada when colonization was at its height, from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. These people recognized colonial wrongs and worked together in a variety of ways to right them, but they could not stem the tide of European-based exploitation. The book is neither an apologist text nor an attempt to argue that some colonizers were simply 'well intentioned.' Almost all those considered here - teachers, lawyers, missionaries, activists - had as their overall goal the Christianization and civilization of Canada's First Peoples. While their sensitivity and willingness to work in concert with Aboriginals made them stand out from their less sympathetic compatriots, they were nonetheless implicated in the colonialist project, as the contributors to this volume make clear.' 358 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Condición: very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: no dustjcket. 8vo pp.358. book.